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<h1>The elementtree.ElementPath Module</h1>
<p>Implementation module for XPath support.  There's usually no reason
to import this module directly; the <b>ElementTree</b> does this for
you, if needed.
</p><h2>Module Contents</h2>
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<dt><a id='elementtree.ElementPath._compile-function' name='elementtree.ElementPath._compile-function'><b>_compile(path)</b></a> [<a href='#elementtree.ElementPath._compile-function'>#</a>]</dt>
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<p>(Internal) Compile path.</p>
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<dt><a id='elementtree.ElementPath.find-function' name='elementtree.ElementPath.find-function'><b>find(element, path)</b></a> [<a href='#elementtree.ElementPath.find-function'>#</a>]</dt>
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<p>Find first matching object.</p>
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<dt><a id='elementtree.ElementPath.findall-function' name='elementtree.ElementPath.findall-function'><b>findall(element, path)</b></a> [<a href='#elementtree.ElementPath.findall-function'>#</a>]</dt>
<dd>
<p>Find all matching objects.</p>
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<dt><a id='elementtree.ElementPath.findtext-function' name='elementtree.ElementPath.findtext-function'><b>findtext(element, path, default=None)</b></a> [<a href='#elementtree.ElementPath.findtext-function'>#</a>]</dt>
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<p>Find text for first matching object.</p>
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<dt><b>Path(path)</b> (class) [<a href='#elementtree.ElementPath.Path-class'>#</a>]</dt>
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<p>Wrapper for a compiled XPath.</p>
<p>For more information about this class, see <a href='#elementtree.ElementPath.Path-class'><i>The Path Class</i></a>.</p>
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<h2><a id='elementtree.ElementPath.Path-class' name='elementtree.ElementPath.Path-class'>The Path Class</a></h2>
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<dt><b>Path(path)</b> (class) [<a href='#elementtree.ElementPath.Path-class'>#</a>]</dt>
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<p>Wrapper for a compiled XPath.</p>
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<dt><a id='elementtree.ElementPath.Path.__init__-method' name='elementtree.ElementPath.Path.__init__-method'><b>__init__(path)</b></a> [<a href='#elementtree.ElementPath.Path.__init__-method'>#</a>]</dt>
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<p>Create an Path instance from an XPath expression.</p>
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<dt><a id='elementtree.ElementPath.Path.find-method' name='elementtree.ElementPath.Path.find-method'><b>find(element)</b></a> [<a href='#elementtree.ElementPath.Path.find-method'>#</a>]</dt>
<dd>
<p>Find first matching object.</p>
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<dt><a id='elementtree.ElementPath.Path.findall-method' name='elementtree.ElementPath.Path.findall-method'><b>findall(element)</b></a> [<a href='#elementtree.ElementPath.Path.findall-method'>#</a>]</dt>
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<p>Find all matching objects.</p>
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<dt><a id='elementtree.ElementPath.Path.findtext-method' name='elementtree.ElementPath.Path.findtext-method'><b>findtext(element, default=None)</b></a> [<a href='#elementtree.ElementPath.Path.findtext-method'>#</a>]</dt>
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<p>Find text for first matching object.</p>
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